When Does the Season Start in Massachusetts? 2026 Farm Dates
13 farms in Massachusetts publish their own 2026 season dates, across 2 of the things people drive out for. That is the answer to "when does the season start" for this place specifically, rather than the September and October every national guide prints for the whole country.
✓ 13 published dates · updated September 13, 2026 · how we verify
When does apple picking start in Massachusetts?
6 farms in Massachusetts publish their own apple picking dates for 2026. The earliest opens August 22 and the latest September 20, with the middle of them opening around September 6. 4 also publish a closing date, the latest of them October 31. Each farm's own date is the authority, and every one is linked below.
| Farm | Opens | Closes | What the farm published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne Farm Stow, MA |
August 22 | August 29 | "The orchard publishes a Fall Harvest 2026 approximate picking schedule running from August 22 through August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26 and into October, and says it is open every day..." |
| Ragged Hill Orchard West Brookfield, MA |
August 25 | Not published | "The orchard publishes its variety dates: Gravenstein and Paulared from August 25, Premier Honeycrisp and Ginger Gold from August 31, Sweet Maia and Zestar from September 1." |
| Mann Orchards Riverside Farm Methuen, MA |
September 6 | Not published | "The farm publishes apple picking on weekends from September 6 through late October and open on Columbus Day, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm with the last admission to the orchard at 4pm." |
| Rogers Spring Hill Farm Haverhill, MA |
September 16 | October 29 | "Pick your own apples and pumpkins are open every weekend 10am to 5pm from September 16 to October 29, with a Fall Festival on Saturday October 5, 10am to 3pm." |
| Sauchuk Farm Plympton, MA |
September 19 | October 31 | "The farm's own 2026 dates: the farm stand is open every day 9am to 6pm, the Adventure Farm is open weekends through August 30, 2026, corn maze and pumpkin patch tickets go on sale September..." |
| Hyland Orchard & Brewery Sturbridge, MA |
September 20 | October 26 | "We offer Pick Your Own apples and fall festivities every weekend." It publishes pick your own apples September 20 to October 26, 12pm to 6pm, with tractor rides and a barnyard." |
When does pumpkin season start in Massachusetts?
7 farms in Massachusetts publish their own pumpkin season dates for 2026. The earliest opens July 1 and the latest September 26, with the middle of them opening around September 19. 5 also publish a closing date, the latest of them November 1. Each farm's own date is the authority, and every one is linked below.
| Farm | Opens | Closes | What the farm published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Farm Lakeville, MA |
July 1 | Not published | "Its u-pick flower field is open daily 10:00am to 6:00pm from July 1 through October while supplies last, and its pumpkin patch is open 7 days a week 10am to 6pm from September through..." |
| Shelburne Farm Stow, MA |
August 22 | August 29 | "The orchard publishes a Fall Harvest 2026 approximate picking schedule running from August 22 through August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26 and into October, and says it is open every day..." |
| Rogers Spring Hill Farm Haverhill, MA |
September 16 | October 29 | "Pick your own apples and pumpkins are open every weekend 10am to 5pm from September 16 to October 29, with a Fall Festival on Saturday October 5, 10am to 3pm." |
| Simcock Farm Swansea, MA |
September 19 | Not published | "The farm says it is open for the 2026 season, with the ice cream stand open Monday to Sunday 1pm to 8:30pm, the fall side opening September 19 and the spooky season opening September 25." |
| Sauchuk Farm Plympton, MA |
September 19 | October 31 | "The farm's own 2026 dates: the farm stand is open every day 9am to 6pm, the Adventure Farm is open weekends through August 30, 2026, corn maze and pumpkin patch tickets go on sale September..." |
| Hyland Orchard & Brewery Sturbridge, MA |
September 20 | October 26 | "We offer Pick Your Own apples and fall festivities every weekend." It publishes pick your own apples September 20 to October 26, 12pm to 6pm, with tractor rides and a barnyard." |
| West End Creamery and Family Farm Northbridge, MA |
September 26 | November 1 | "In the farm's own words: "Open Friday evenings and weekends from September 26 to November 1", weather permitting, with the Fall Festival open mid September through October." |
What we cannot answer here yet
Fewer than 5 farms in Massachusetts publish their own dates for corn mazes, sunflowers, Christmas trees, so there is no honest answer to give for those. We would rather say that than print a national average and call it local.
How these dates were collected
These figures come from prices and dates published by the farms themselves on their own websites, collected and re-checked by Bloom and Pick. Every farm in the count links to the page the figure came from and the date we last checked it. Farms that do not publish a price are not counted, and are named separately so you can see who is missing. Farms that publish prices online tend to be larger and more visitor focused than farms that do not, so these medians likely sit above what a typical small farm charges. We report medians and ranges, never averages, and we state how many farms are in every number. Nothing here is estimated, modeled, or filled in.